1.
Absorption: Digested End products can pass through the epithelial cells lining the tract into the blood distribution to the body cells
2.
Accessory Digestive Organs: Teeth - physically break down foods
Salivary Glands
Gallbladder
Liver
Pancreas
3.
Ailmentary Canal (GI Tract): 1. Mouth
2. Pharynx
3. Esophagus
4. Stomach
5. Small Intestine
6. Large Intestine
4.
Deciduous Teeth: Initial Set of teeth
6 months to 2.5 years
5.
Dental Formula: Designates the numbers, types, and position of the teeth in ONE side of the jaw
Upper Teeth: 2 incisors, 1 canine, 0 premolars, 2 molars
Lower Teeth: 2 incisors, 1 canine, 0 premolars, 2 molars
x 2 = 20
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Digestion: Ingested food is physically broken down physically or chemically into small molecules
7.
Digestive System: Provides the body with the nutrients, water, and electrolytes essential for health
8.
Permanent Teeth: Second and Permanent Set of Teeth
Start appearing at the age of 6 - 12
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What are the 4 layers of the ailmentary canal?: External --> Internal
Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscularis
Serosa
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What are the three parts that the pharynx is divided into?: 1. Nasopharynx - behind the nasal cavity
2. Oropharynx - behind the oral cavity
3. Laryngopharynx - from the epiglottis to the base of the larynx
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What do the chief cells produce?: Pepsinogen
12.
What do the GASTRIC GLANDS of the mucosa secrete?: HCl
13.
What do the parietal cells produce?: HCl
14.
What does the Parotid Gland mainly secrete?: Serous
15.
What does the Sublingual Gland mainly secrete?: Mucin
16.
What does the Submandibular Gland mainly secrete?: Mix of Serous & Mucin
17.
What is the digestive function of the Liver?: Produce Bile
18.
What is the digestive function of the pancreas?: Secretes digestive enzymes
19.
What is the function of canines?: Used for the tearing of food
20.
What is the function of Incisors?: Exert a shearing action used in biting
21.
What is the function of the Circular Folds?: Increase the Surface area
22.
What is the function of the GASTROESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER?: Controls food passage into the stomach
23.
What is the function of the Mucosa?: Protection against bacterial invasion
24.
What is the function of the Myenteric Plexus (inside of the Muscularis)?: The plexus is the major regulator of the GI motility
25.
What is the function of the Periodontal Ligament?: Holds the tooth in the alveolar socket and exerts a cushioning effect.
26.
What is the function of the salivary glands?: They empty their secretions into the oral cavity
27.
What is the function of the serosa?: Reduces friction as the mobile digestive system organs slide across one another and the cavity walls
28.
What is the function of the stomach?: Temporary storage region for food as well as a site for mechanical and chemical breakdown of food.
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What is the function of the Submucosa?: Nutrition and Protection
30.
What is the function of the Villi?: Increases the surface area for absorption
31.
What is the main function of the bile duct?: Break up large fat particles into smaller ones
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What is the major function of the large intestine?: Propel the unusable fecal matter toward the anus and eliminate it from the body.
Recovers remaining water from undigested food, and thus conserves body water